Doha, October 13 (QNA) The Museum of Islamic Art has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of languages participating in the sequential reading challenge.

The challenge celebrated the many languages spoken in Qatar and at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and selected Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, which has been translated into more than 505 languages.

The event, which was organized yesterday evening, lasted about two hours, with the participation of more than 150 people in setting the record, and each language was represented by three people: a reader, an expert and an alternative.

This achievement came for the Museum of Islamic Art in celebration of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the preparation of Doha, the capital of international sports, to receive its guests from all over the world in their different languages and cultures.

The Museum of Islamic Art is a prominent landmark of the modern Qatari renaissance and part of the world-class museums system in the country.. It reopened this October in a new look, after a year-long rehabilitation project to improve facilities, re-imagining and installing the galleries of its permanent collection, in addition to To the inauguration of the Media Square, which was launched as a new community destination launched by the Cultural Years Program. International cultural exchange, which deepens understanding between nations and peoples.